Over-Tweeting

Are there too many tweets on Twitter? The system can't seem to keep up.

State of the Twitter, June 2008 by Dave Winer
http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/28/stateOfTheTwitterJune2008.html

Twitter Conversations Come To A Screaming Halt; Users Simply Move To Friendfeed
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/27/conversations-come-to-a-screaming-halt-on-twitter-users-simply-move-to-friendfeed/

RIP: George Carlin dies at 71

George Carlin, Splenetic Comedian, Dies at 71
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/arts/24carlin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Edgy comic George Carlin dies at 71http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2339172520080623

Comedian George Carlin Dead at Age 71
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5223143

George Carlin - Modern Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCljFYn3zTY&feature=related